Things to do in Cocoa Beach - Attractions

Port Canaveral - If you enjoy going on cruises, fishing, swimming, watching manatee, picnicking, and creating family fun memories, you’ll find all this and more at Port Canaveral. A cruise, recreation, and entertainment Mecca.

Major League Baseball Spring Training – The Washington Nationals make Brevard County their winter home.

Brevard Zoo - A great choice for a day away from the beach.

Affordable Boat Charters – Be your own captain!

Space Coast Ice Plex - The Iceplex offers public skating, freestyle sessions, figure skating instruction, USFSA learn-to-skate programs, introduction to hockey, youth hockey, adult hockey.

Wave Crazy - Sea Doo rentals. If you're looking to get your feet wet, this is the boat to start with. Roomy seating for two, a large reboarding platform, easy handling, great stability. Ski and Deck boats also available.

Island Waveskis - Kayaks, waveskis, paddleboards.

Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum - Warbird airshows, museum and more. To honor the past, educate the future, preserve our heritage.

Ace of Hearts Ranch - Fulfill your fantasy while riding on one of the most pristine beaches in the world - with the Kennedy Space Center in the backdrop! Enjoy horseback riding on the Canaveral National Seashore, where nature and technology exist side by side.

Grasshopper Airboat Eco-Tours - Located on the St. Johns River West of Cocoa. Experience a unique and thrilling Florida airboat ride adventure!

Calema Windsurfing School and Pro Shop - Located just minutes away from Cape Canaveral. For those new to Calema, we invite you to experience what Calema has to offer -- the quality reputation earned by our instruction is now coupled with a facility unmatched in the U.S

Banana River Windsurfing Resort - Sail hard, play hard and unwind in central Florida's windsurfing paradise.

Cocoa Beach Pier - Come visit us and experience the fun first hand. There is so much to do or you can do nothing at all. Surfing, sun tanning, swimming, beaches, boats, bars, restaurants, and volleyball. Who can name them all?

Jungle Adventures - a 20-acre park and wildlife sanctuary that has been in operation for over 25 years. We are proud to be one of the oldest, all natural and native attractions in Florida.

Twister Airboat Rides - Come ride on our Coast Guard Certified Deluxe Airboats for the ride of your life!

Astronaut Memorial Planetary & Observatory -

Historic Cocoa Village – On the beautiful Indian River ~Antiques, Art Galleries, Clothing & Gift Boutiques, Restaurants, Playhouse Productions, Entertainment,
Historic Buildings & More

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex & Astronaut Hall of Fame - At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, you get the unique chance to tour – up close – NASA’s launch and landing facilities. Experience interactive simulators, live shows and jaw-dropping encounters with massive rockets. As well as have the opportunity to meet a real member of NASA’s Astronaut Corps. It’s all what you can expect from an inspiring day at Kennedy Space Center.

Gambling Casino Cruises

Sterling Casino Cruises - Traditional gaming

Sun Cruise Casino - Traditional gaming plus poker.

Golf & Tennis

In addition to the Radisson Resort at the Port’s own on-site tennis courts, we are only a short distance from the Cape Canaveral Recreation Department with 5 shielded tennis courts and 6 racquetball courts.

Baytree National Golf Links - a Gary Player signature course, boasts one of the best semi-private golf facilities in the southeast.

Viera East Golf Club - It’s the Best Public Access Golf Course in Florida for under $50 according to Golf Digest in 1999. Florida Today Newspaper voted “Best Golf Course in Brevard County” it in 2002 and 2003. It’s rated a "Four Star Places to Play" for 2003 by Golf Digest Magazine.

The Savannahs - Just minutes away from Kennedy Space Center and situated next to a natural Florida savannahs, golfers experience 6,636 challenging yards winding through a majestic hardwood forest and several scenic lakes.

The Habitat - Acclaimed by many as the best design in Brevard County, the course intermingles a wide variety of habitats with imaginative topographic features and demanding mounded fairways.

The Great Outdoors RV Nature & Golf Resort - Carefully carved out of the woodlands to preserve the natural beauty of the area, the course is complemented by paved cart paths, picturesque wooden bridges that span the wetlands (instead of draining or filling them), white-sand bunkers and numerous water hazards.

Royal Oak Golf Club - Royal Oak, may be the "best kept golf secret" in Florida. The Club is located in the town of Titusville, near the Space Center and within a 45-minute drive east of the Orlando Airport. The course was designed by Dick Wilson, who was the architect for many great courses in Florida, such as Doral and Bay Hill.

Walkabout Golf & Country Club - This 18-hole championship Golf Course was designed by renowned third generation golf course Architect Perry Dye along with LPGA tour player and phenomenon Jan Stephenson.

Cocoa Beach Golf Courses - The Banana River and the seventeen lakes, which are located on the golf course at the Cocoa Beach Country Club, provide a habitat that attracts an abundance of waterfowl and other birds.

Turtle Creek Golf Course - Experience the service and amenities of a private club at one of Brevard's top semi-private courses. Turtle Creek's fairways meander through a natural Florida habitat and offer a splendid challenge for players of all skill levels. The Only Course in Brevard County to Offer Pro Link GPS Yardage System

Fishing

Miss Cape Canaveral - a 85 foot Lydia Yacht, coast guard approved for 100 persons. She is Central Florida's largest deep sea fishing vessel.

Obsession Charter Fishing - Deep Sea Fishing for Giant Grouper, Red Snapper, Cobia, Amberjack, Kingfish & Sharks. We also specialize in Trolling for Sailfish, Marlin, Dolphin, Wahoo & Tuna aboard the 33’ OBSESSION Charter boat.

Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters - Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters prides itself in providing quality fishing and wilderness experiences for its clients

Mully Charters - Central Florida charter fishing offers offshore fishing from Cocoa Beach's Port Canaveral for kingfish, cobia, tripletail and "monster jacks." Central Florida charter fishing also offers excellent inshore fishing for redfish, trout, snook, black drum and back country tarpon.

Southbound Light Tackle & Fly Fishing Co. - East Central Florida's Best Fishing

L/T Flats Fishing Charters - Sight casting to tailing Red fish, Sea Trout, Tarpon, and Snook on the Flats.

Orlando Princess – Deep-sea fishing party boat.

Cross Streams Fishing Charters - Experienced in large Red Fish and Trout on the Indian River Lagoon.

Easy Days Guide Service - Fishing the Indian River Lagoon system.
Gettin' There Charters - Atlantic bluewater sportfishing charter boat operating out of Port

Culture

Brevard Museum of Arts & Science - The Brevard Museum of Art and Science features exhibitions by internationally and nationally known artists as well as Florida artists representing a variety of styles, periods, and media. www.artandscience.org/

Surfside Players - proud to announce its 45th Season in Cocoa Beach! www.surfsideplayers.com

Cocoa Village Playhouse - The seasonal series has since expanded to four large musical productions and one professional touring group per year. Today, the restored building, built originally in 1924, houses the most talented group of actors, singers and dancers on the Space Coast! www.cocoavillage.com/playhouse

The Beach

Cocoa Beach is the surf capital of the east coast. Three of "Florida's Ten Best Beaches," as declared by Southern Living, along with six others, ribbon along Florida's Space Coast.

Cocoa Beach Surf School – We teach grommets to gadgets from 8 to 85. We specialize in beginners. www.ronjons.com/surfschool

NexGenSurf - Our Surf School is now running surf camps and teaching surfing lessons in Cocoa Beach, Florida. From beginner to advance, we have professional, CPR certified instructors, which are there to ensure your fun and safety during the class. Cocoa Beach Florida is well known for surfing, and offers us an ideal location to run our surf camps and teach private surfing lessons. www.nexgensurf.com

Eco-tourism

Canaveral National Seashore - 24 mile beach, birding, fishing, wildlife - National Park Service

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Located on the John F. Kennedy Space Center, east of Titusville.

Cocoa Beach Wildside Tours - Wildside is a Nature Tour Boat operating out of Cocoa Beach, Florida.We provide a close up experience with Manatees,Porpoises, Wild Birds and Alligators.

Blue Heron Adventures - Come visit the home of our Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose Dolphins, and watch our endangered Florida Manatees play.

Island Boat Lines - Water Taxi & Eco Tours offer daily Eco-Tours departing from various locations throughout the Space Coast. Optional cruises feature the Cocoa Beach Thousand Islands, Port Canaveral & THE LOCKS, Barge Canal and Historical Cocoa Village.

The Great Florida Birding Trail (GFBT) is a collection of sites throughout Florida selected for their excellent bird watching or bird education opportunities

Brevard Zoo - As a result of the popularity of on-site kayaking in Brevard Zoo's 22 acre wetlands, we are expanding outside the gates to offer unique kayaking eco-tours of the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon.

Grasshopper Airboat Eco-Tours - Located on the St. Johns River West of Cocoa. Experience a unique and thrilling Florida airboat ride adventure!

Space Coast Nature Tours - Nature Tours leave twice daily (except Sundays) on our custom built, solar powered, vessel, the Skimmer. Enjoyment for all... individuals, families, private charters, and educational groups.

Inlet Marina - Pelican Island and Indian River Lagoon Tours, canoe and kayak rentals.

Fun Day tours - Eco-tour operator providing over 20 new, and unique, half-, full-day, and evening, guided nature and wildlife adventures for preformed groups; plus a "VIP" privately guided group tour of Kennedy Space Center.